Income Growth above Average for Fifth Month

April real disposable income was $12,290 billion dollars (seasonally adjusted at an annual rate). This was an all-time high for real disposable income. In April, disposable income grew 3.5 percent compared with one year ago. This was the fifth straight month of above average growth (3.1 percent is the historical average growth rate for disposable income). The annual rate of change has recorded accelerating growth since January 2014. The current rate of annual growth is 2.9 percent, which was the second fastest rate of growth since August 2007. It appears that disposable income will see further accelerating growth over the next few months, but there are signs that it is nearing its peak rate of growth.